#55: Kris Soutar – Fostering Smart & Happy Players

The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

Today you are going to listen to Kris Soutar, Kris has worked as a full time professional for the past 25 years. He has coached everything from Scottish & British National Champions to Tennis Europe, ITF ATP & WTA Ranked Players. He has worked as a consultant in USA, presented at UK national Coaches Conference & won multiple awards for his coaching & furthermore been working with Judy Murray to build bigger & better coaching workforce in Scotland & surrounding areas.

You’ll get to know:

– The difference between a High Performance Coach & being high Performing as a coach
– How to foster smart players who love tennis
– The effectiveness of giving tips

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps
01:30 Genius game
03:30 Davis Cup
07:52 What makes people tick
09:37 Remote coaching
11:16 What true high performance is
14:13 High performance vs high performing
15:40 Personality test
18:15 Values
20:40 Remote coaching
24:30 Goal setting
29:00 High level without good coaching
32:05 Smart players who love tennis
36:30 It all starts at the match court
41:00 The importance of working with someone
45:30 Needs vs Wants
49:00 Play sight
51:15 Playing always comes first
55:00 Get uncomfortable as a coach
58:20 The people not the tennis
59:30 Ban Coaching for a year
1:03:00 Volunteers managing professionals
1:09:36 Giving tips
1:09:35 + 5 min
1:11:15 Changed my mind about
1:12:16 Givning tips
1:15:15 Working with likeminded people
1:17:16 Start with the competiton program
1:25:00 Get to know more about Kris